Brown, O. and Power, N. and Gore, Julie (2024) Cognitive task analysis: eliciting expert cognition in context. Organizational Research Methods , ISSN 1094-4281.
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Abstract
Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA) is a powerful methodological approach that can enhance the rigorous elicitation and documentation of complex cognitive processes within interview-based qualitative research. We provide insights into this set of semi-structured interviewing techniques that we contend have much to offer management researchers who wish to understand the complexities of expert cognition within specific work-related tasks. Distinct from traditional semi-structured interview methods, CTA is designed to identify the knowledge requirements underpinning expertise in complex work domains. First, we present CTA as a robust approach to eliciting complex cognition and note why, when and where management scholars might best use its techniques. Second, we provide two examples of how CTA methods have been used to research management; specifically, using the Critical Decision Method (CDM) to explore management in high-stakes environments, and Applied Cognitive Task Analysis (ACTA) to explore global leadership. In ending, we propose greater use of this pragmatic approach in management research and highlight potential avenues for future research that will advance understanding of complex cognition at work. Keywords: Qualitative Approaches, Interviewing, Field Research, Context
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